Desiccation and low temperature attenuate the effect of UVC254 nm in the photobiont of the astrobiologically relevant lichens Circinaria gyrosa and Buellia frigida

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 479-488

  Backhaus, T ^a   De La Torre, R ^b   Lyhme, K ^a   De Vera, J P ^c   Meessen J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

astrobiology; BIOMEX; extremotolerance; lichens; photobiont; photodamage; UVC

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; LICHEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BUELLIA FRIGIDA;

EID: 84929732157     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550414000470     Document Type: Article

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